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Tampa International to Boeing Fld/King County International TPA → BFI

2,189 nautical miles (2,519 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 313°, about 318° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 18 h 14 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, no wind along the track), arriving about 11:42 am PDT (18:42 UTC). For planning, not a briefing: the legal preflight briefing comes from Flight Service (1-800-WX-BRIEF) or the FAA's own tools. Airlines fly this pair: 2 flights in the DOT's last twelve reported months, the route's page.

The return flight

The route the straight line, the warnings crossed, restrictions, pilot reports and the airports along the way · click a mark for its words

Green, blue, red and purple airport dots are the flying conditions reported there now (VFR, marginal VFR, IFR, low IFR); grey means no report. Red areas are SIGMETs, orange areas AIRMETs, hatched red areas temporary flight restrictions. Map tiles: OpenFreeMap, data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Warnings the route crosses SIGMETs and AIRMETs whose area the line passes through or comes within 25 nm of

  • SIGMET W70W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 32,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 9:55 pm EDT (01:55 UTC). Over the route from 1399 to 1599 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 112355
    MKCW WST 112355
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 70W
    VALID UNTIL 0155Z
    MT WY
    FROM 30SSW MLS-60WNW BFF-40SSE OCS-10S BPI-10S BIL-30SSW MLS
    AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL320.
  • AIRMET TANGO 6W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 28,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the route from 280 to 400 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the route from 1239 to 1929 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 1379 to 1699 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1439 to 2009 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Over the route from 1449 to 1679 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1539 to 1869 nm out.
  • AIRMET ZULU 3C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the route from 1619 to 1729 nm out.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 14,000 ft. Over the route from 1859 to 2069 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 25,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the last 0 nm of the route.

A SIGMET warns of weather hazardous to all aircraft; an AIRMET of weather that matters to small aircraft and to flying without instruments. "From 60 to 180 nm out" is measured along the route from TPA.

Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first

Not fetched just now.

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 20:00–03:00 UTC · at 120 knots true airspeed

The westbound cruising heights for this course (VFR: even thousands plus 500 ft; above 18,000 ft the forecast levels), with the wind averaged along the line from the 17 forecast points nearest it (PIE, TLH, MGM, JAN, MEM, LIT, FSM, TUL, ICT, SLN, GLD, BFF, LND, DLN, LWS, YKM, SEA). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft220° at 6 kt0120 kt18 h 14 min11:42 am PDT (18:42 UTC)
6,500 ft250° at 7 kt+3 kt12 °C117 kt18 h 43 min12:11 pm PDT (19:11 UTC)
8,500 ft240° at 8 kt+3 kt8 °C117 kt18 h 43 min12:11 pm PDT (19:11 UTC)
10,500 ft240° at 11 kt+5 kt5 °C115 kt19 h 02 min12:30 pm PDT (19:30 UTC)
12,500 ft250° at 14 kt+8 kt2 °C112 kt19 h 33 min1:01 pm PDT (20:01 UTC)
14,500 ft250° at 16 kt+9 kt-2 °C111 kt19 h 43 min1:11 pm PDT (20:11 UTC)
16,500 ft250° at 17 kt+9 kt-6 °C111 kt19 h 43 min1:11 pm PDT (20:11 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180250° at 18 kt+10 kt-10 °C110 kt19 h 54 min1:22 pm PDT (20:22 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240240° at 24 kt+12 kt-20 °C108 kt20 h 16 min1:44 pm PDT (20:44 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300240° at 30 kt+15 kt-33 °C105 kt20 h 51 min2:19 pm PDT (21:19 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340250° at 37 kt+24 kt-40 °C96 kt22 h 48 min4:16 pm PDT (23:16 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390260° at 39 kt+28 kt-48 °C92 kt23 h 48 min5:16 pm PDT (00:16 UTC)

Based on data from the 11th at 18:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 00:00 UTC for use 20:00 to 03:00 UTC; temperatures above 24,000 ft are below zero. Heights are above sea level; a height is left out when the forecast has no wind for it over most of the line (the ground is higher). Ground speed is the airspeed less the headwind; the time en route is for the straight line and ignores climb, descent and routing around weather.

The forecast points as issued
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
PIEused from 0 nm out; 23 nm from the line310/7270/12 17°270/14 13°260/14 8°240/22 -5°230/24 -16°220/26 -31°200/31 -41°180/33 -53°
TLHused from 100 nm out; 60 nm from the line300/17340/32 17°320/27 13°300/27 8°280/23 -7°250/37 -17°230/44 -33°220/53 -41°220/48 -51°
MGMused from 250 nm out; 74 nm from the line300/16330/30 16°330/34 11°320/31 7°310/28 -7°320/29 -17°290/25 -34°300/28 -41°320/28 -50°
JANused from 400 nm out; 76 nm from the line260/6310/14 17°280/13 12°290/19 6°310/22 -5°310/28 -17°320/44 -32°330/48 -41°320/52 -51°
MEMused from 500 nm out; 77 nm from the line240/9280/14 17°280/20 12°290/25 5°320/25 -6°330/31 -18°320/52 -32°330/58 -41°320/42 -50°
LITused from 600 nm out; 25 nm from the line220/12250/12 17°250/18 12°260/22 6°310/14 -5°310/25 -17°310/40 -31°310/38 -41°310/46 -52°
FSMused from 700 nm out; 58 nm from the line200/18210/19 15°230/22 13°250/18 7°270/20 -5°280/24 -16°280/35 -30°290/37 -40°300/40 -52°
TULused from 799 nm out; 58 nm from the line200/27210/28 15°240/24 13°250/19 8°250/28 -6°260/25 -16°270/34 -30°280/41 -39°280/41 -52°
ICTused from 899 nm out; 37 nm from the line190/34210/34 18°240/28 13°260/23 7°250/23 -6°240/29 -17°260/40 -30°260/47 -40°270/42 -51°
SLNused from 949 nm out; 30 nm from the line190/37220/39 20°240/31 14°250/24 7°260/25 -7°250/26 -17°250/44 -31°260/47 -40°260/47 -50°
GLDused from 1099 nm out; 73 nm from the line190/29200/30 15°240/23 8°250/39 -7°230/39 -19°230/57 -31°240/67 -39°250/62 -49°
BFFused from 1249 nm out; 57 nm from the line120/24180/31 13°210/26 7°230/25 -7°240/41 -20°230/52 -36°250/56 -41°260/57 -45°
LNDused from 1449 nm out; 84 nm from the line180/33 10°190/50 3°210/59 -9°200/50 -21°190/41 -34°230/55 -39°240/65 -47°
DLNused from 1649 nm out; 92 nm from the line080/10 -3°180/8 -3°180/23 -14°200/58 -22°200/80 -36°220/85 -41°230/81 -45°
LWSused from 1849 nm out; 88 nm from the line010/5050/14 -2°040/12 -6°160/7 -10°190/30 -22°200/54 -27°200/48 -35°210/40 -37°230/32 -41°
YKMused from 2049 nm out; 42 nm from the line030/16020/18 0°030/30 -8°030/23 -13°020/40 -23°010/73 -29°010/54 -36°360/29 -37°330/16 -40°
SEAused from 2149 nm out; 19 nm from the line360/9350/10 1°010/10 -5°030/20 -11°020/60 -17°010/86 -26°360/90 -40°010/68 -42°360/31 -43°

The weather now: both ends and the airports along the way public airports with a weather report within 25 nm of the line, one for each stretch

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
TPA Tampa, FL departure no report just now 26 ft
BKV Brooksville, FL 20 nm out, 25 nm northeast of the line, tower no report just now 76 ft
ECP Panama City, FL 220 nm out, 11 nm southwest of the line, tower no report just now 68 ft
GWO Greenwood, MS 510 nm out, 10 nm southwest of the line, tower no report just now 162 ft
ROG Rogers, AR 769 nm out, 5 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 1,358 ft
BEC Wichita, KS 939 nm out, 21 nm southwest of the line, tower no report just now 1,408 ft
SNY Sidney, NE 1279 nm out, 3 nm east of the line no report just now 4,314 ft
CPR Casper, WY 1469 nm out, 17 nm northeast of the line, tower no report just now 5,344 ft
DUB Dubois, WY 1609 nm out, 16 nm southwest of the line no report just now 7,298 ft
LWS Lewiston, ID 1959 nm out, 9 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 1,442 ft
MWH Moses Lake, WA 2069 nm out, 22 nm northeast of the line, tower no report just now 1,188 ft
BFI Seattle, WA destination no report just now 21 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 7,298 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At BFI when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:42 am PDT (18:42 UTC)

BFI has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.

Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it

No temporary flight restriction on or near this route right now.

Daylight

Sunset at TPA 7:04 pm EDT (23:04 UTC), at BFI 6:27 pm PDT (01:27 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:58 pm PDT (01:58 UTC)).

Each restriction opens the FAA's own page with the exact area, heights and times. Ordinary notices to air missions (closed runways, lights out) are not shown: the FAA's notice search is not open to sites like this one at this time.

Radar and forecast charts for the regions crossed government pictures, the latest each time the page loads

Radar now, the Southeast
Radar now, the Southeast · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley
Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the southern Plains
Radar now, the southern Plains · loop National Weather Service
Radar, the whole country
Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service
Surface analysis now
Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead
Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

Sources: the Aviation Weather Center's data service (SIGMETs, AIRMETs, graphical AIRMETs, pilot reports, winds and temperatures aloft, observations and terminal forecasts), the National Weather Service radar, the Weather Prediction Center's charts, the FAA's temporary flight restriction list and shapes, and the FAA's airport file for the positions, elevations and magnetic variation. Fetched when the page is viewed and kept a few minutes. Each leg is the straight line between its two airports; airways, terrain and airspace are not considered. The airports in detail: Tampa International, Boeing Fld/King County International.